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The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night. Image: United Artists.
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A Hard Day’s Night: Beatles film made pop cinema history

Now 60 years old, A Hard Day's Night inspired pop music film and video in ways that continue today.

The cast of Heartbreak High. Image: Netflix.
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Why Aussie teens watch less local TV in favour of US shows

Some Aussie teens prefer US streaming services over local TV – but why? Should Aussie content quotas be enforced?

My Lady Jane. Image: Prime Video
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What we know about the real 'My Lady Jane', the subject of Prime's new romcom series

Susan Broomhall delves into the life of Lady Jane Grey, the 'nine-day queen,' in Prime Video's new romcom series.

Donald Sutherland as President Snow in The Hunger Games. Image: Lionsgate/Village Roadshow
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Donald Sutherland: Hollywood didn’t know what to do with him

The late Donald Sutherland was a versatile actor who took on diverse roles in a career than spanned 50 years.

ABC as campfire. Unsplash.
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New ABC chair Kim Williams calls for public broadcaster to be 'national campfire'

In his first speech as chair, Williams outlined his visions and priorities for the ABC and warned against self congratulation.

The End We Start From. Image: Paramount/Apple/Prime
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‘Maternal cli-fi’: the new genre changing up the absent-mother narrative in cinema

How The End We Start From boosted maternal cli-fi, a genre spotlighting mothers in worlds destroyed by natural disasters.

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Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV – humans have binged stories for thousands of years

Bingeing stories is an age-old human behaviour and nothing to feel guilty about, says a historian.

Furiosa looks back at the camera on a road as the sun is setting in a still from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Mad Max: Fury Road was a pioneering portrayal of disability. Furiosa is a letdown.

Two professors look at the portrayal of disability in Furiosa, a departure from the groundbreaking Mad Max: Fury Road.

Behind the scenes of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Image: Jasin Boland/Warner Bros Entertainment
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From outback to wasteland: what Mad Max films tell us about the Australian desert

Films like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga present an imagined future of mega drought: a possible future scenario for climate…

Bridgerton. (L to R) Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 302 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2023
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Bridgerton Season 3 – all the usual froth, but with a more mature edge

Bridgerton's third season has arrived on Netflix – and this time it's got an edge.

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